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Olivia Twenty Dahl (20 April 1955 – 17 November 1962) was the oldest child of the author Roald Dahl and the American actress Patricia Neal. She died at the age of seven from encephalitis caused by measles, before a vaccine against the disease had been developed.
May 28, 2020 · Author Roald Dahl's oldest child, daughter Olivia, contracted measles when she was seven years old. Her illness resulted in a rare but serious complication: measles encephalitis, an...
Feb 3, 2015 · The author wrote about his grief and the importance of vaccinations in 1986, 24 years after his seven-year-old daughter died of measles complications. His letter has resurfaced amid the US outbreak of the disease and the debate on immunisation.
Feb 18, 2021 · Olivia Dahl, the eldest daughter of Roald Dahl and Patricia Neal, died of measles encephalitis at age seven in 1962. Her father wrote an essay about her death and dedicated two books to her memory, while her life story is portrayed in Sky's drama To Olivia.
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Feb 18, 2021 · EXCLUSIVE: Roald Dahl couldn’t say his daughter’s name after she died - he drank heavily and covered her grave with a miniature world in his period of 'deep darkness'.
Patricia Neal, the Oscar-winning actress and Roald Dahl's first wife, shares her memories of Olivia, their eldest daughter who died of measles encephalitis in 1962. She recounts how she coped with the tragedy, how Roald Dahl grieved, and how they honored Olivia's life.
Jul 10, 2014 · Posted on July 10, 2014 by Edwin Turner. Roald Dahl’s 1982 children’s classic The BFG begins with a dedication to the author’s daughter: “For Olivia: 20th April 1955 — 17th November 1962.” If I had noticed the dedication when I first read The BFG as a child, I certainly didn’t think about it then.
